The feds are upping the pressure on bitcoin, launching new investigations into cryptocurrency exchanges and businesses that accept bitcoin

The investigations could lead to more arrests of leaders in the bitcoin community, like the January arrest of 24-year-old Charles Shrem, the CEO of the BitInstant exchange, who was charged with Silk Road-connected money-laundering.

It’s not yet clear which exchanges are being investigated in the new push, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday evening,

The feds are upping the pressure on bitcoin, launching new investigations into cryptocurrency exchanges and businesses that accept bitcoin

The investigations could lead to more arrests of leaders in the bitcoin community, like the January arrest of 24-year-old Charles Shrem, the CEO of the BitInstant exchange, who was charged with Silk Road-connected money-laundering.

It’s not yet clear which exchanges are being investigated in the new push, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday evening,